The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Frantz: Making strides to improve health care for Iowans

GUEST COLUMN May 3, 2013

The U.S. health-care system is in the midst of a major transformation to ensure that high-quality, patient-centered care will be available for all. As the largest segment of the health-care workforce,...

Tilly: If you build it

ZACH TILLY May 3, 2013

“Build it, and they’ll fill it.” So say the opponents of the proposed Johnson County justice center, a proposed jail-and-courtroom complex that the county says would ease overcrowding...

Editorial: Take Back the Night tackles important issues

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 3, 2013

Members of the University of Iowa Women’s Resource Action Center and Rape Victim Advocacy Program participated in a rally and march through downtown Iowa City called Take Back the Night on Tuesday. The...

Anderson’s optimism has positive effect on Iowa tracksters

DANNY PAYNE May 3, 2013

Iowa track and field head coach Layne Anderson has many different strategies to motivate his team. From inspirational anecdotes to frequently used abbreviations to a seemingly perpetual sense of optimism,...

Iowa baseball aims to rebound from midweek loss tonight against Michigan

JALYN SOUCHEK May 3, 2013

As the Iowa baseball team nears the end of its season, the team will try to turn things around starting tonight. The Hawkeyes will be in Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend to compete against the Wolverines...

Iowa softball heads to Purdue for the season’s final series

NICK DELAQUILA May 3, 2013

The Iowa softball team’s final series of the regular season will take place in West Lafayette, Ind., this weekend. On the schedule is a three-game set with the Boilermakers. The Hawkeyes will take...

Iowa men’s basketball 2013-14 schedule includes a trip to the Bahamas

CODY GOODWIN May 3, 2013

The Iowa men’s basketball team will spend Thanksgiving in the Bahamas next season. Fran McCaffery and Company will travel to the Atlantis Royal Towers Resort on Paradise Island from Nov. 28-30 for...

Q&A: Iowa City native, former Iowa kicker Nate Kaeding retires from NFL

JOSH BOLANDER May 3, 2013

Iowa City native Nate Kaeding played football for Iowa from 2000-2003 and soon became one of the nation’s elite place kickers. He won the 2002 Lou Groza Award, given to the country’s top kicker, and...

UI instructor shares Yankee experience with students

BEN ROSS May 3, 2013

Somewhere, protected in the bowels of a safety-deposit box in the Iowa City area, lie four Yankee World Series rings, nestled safely in a wool sock. The rings don’t belong to a coach nor to a current...

Motion of continuance filed in trial of man involved in Iowa City trailer park shooting

CASSIDY RILEY May 3, 2013

A motion for continuance has been filed in the case concerning an August 16 shooting. Demarco Dudley is one of three suspects in a case concerning a shooting at Breckenridge Trailer Court last summer....

Iowa City Fire Department releases 2012 annual report

KRISTEN EAST May 3, 2013

The Iowa City Fire Department released its annual report on Thursday. The report outlines administrative services, fire-prevention efforts, emergency operations, training and equipment, and types of responses. The...

Woman charged after with withdrawing more than $3,000

REBECCA MORIN May 3, 2013

A Coralville woman has been accused of withdrawing more than $3,000 from her bank account after depositing an empty envelope in it. Bryisha Gilliams, 23, was charged Feb. 28 with second-degree theft. According...

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